Claude Opus 4.8: Capabilities and Reactions

Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast · Jun 2, 2026 · 1h 9m

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* 00:00:00 - Introduction

* 00:01:37 - The Official Pitch

* 00:02:17 - But Wait There’s More

* 00:06:31 - It’s A Good Model, Sir

* 00:07:58 - Official Benchmarks (Including System Card Section 8)

* 00:17:46 - Other People’s Benchmarks

* 00:24:30 - Your Regularly Scheduled Jailbreak

* 00:25:30 - Every.To Is Really Into Opus four point eight

* 00:29:22 - Miscellaneous Positive Reactions

* 00:31:26 - Haters Gonna Hate

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